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Alcohol should be banned everywhere. (lemy.lol)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by [email protected] to c/unpopularopinion

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There is not a single reason for any human to get access to alcohol to drink.

Edit 1:

Just to add the people who say that banning does not work is like saying banning guns does not work because people is going to find a way to get them or like saying we should not have speed limits because it does not prevent people from speeding. (Their opinions does not make sense to me)

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[–] PoliticallyIncorrect 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I believe the law of offer and demand apply here, as if you ban alcohol there still be demand what will happen it's illegal fabrication and distribution of it will lead to the surge of alcohol mobs and smuggling, which at the same time will lead to absence of regulation ergo alcohol will be worst for public health. So according to my logic making alcohol illegal will be worst at the middle and long term, maybe if you end with the demand you can end offer too but I believe it's hard to do because usually humans are complicated and always there will be someone who would want to slowly kill themself at exchange of evading a shitty reality.

So maybe if we collectively end with the shitty reality then eventually we will end with substance(included alcohol) abuse WO having to ban anything at all.